In 2009, I became extremely concerned with the concept of Unique Identity for various reasons. Connected with many like minded highly educated people who were all concerned.
On 18th May 2010, I started this Blog to capture anything and everything I came across on the topic. This blog with its million hits is a testament to my concerns about loss of privacy and fear of the ID being misused and possible Criminal activities it could lead to.
In 2017 the Supreme Court of India gave its verdict after one of the longest hearings on any issue. I did my bit and appealed to the Supreme Court Judges too through an On Line Petition.
In 2019 the Aadhaar Legislation has been revised and passed by the two houses of the Parliament of India making it Legal. I am no Legal Eagle so my Opinion carries no weight except with people opposed to the very concept.
In 2019, this Blog now just captures on a Daily Basis list of Articles Published on anything to do with Aadhaar as obtained from Daily Google Searches and nothing more. Cannot burn the midnight candle any longer.
"In Matters of Conscience, the Law of Majority has no place"- Mahatma Gandhi
Ram Krishnaswamy
Sydney, Australia.

Aadhaar

The UIDAI has taken two successive governments in India and the entire world for a ride. It identifies nothing. It is not unique. The entire UID data has never been verified and audited. The UID cannot be used for governance, financial databases or anything. It’s use is the biggest threat to national security since independence. – Anupam Saraph 2018

When I opposed Aadhaar in 2010 , I was called a BJP stooge. In 2016 I am still opposing Aadhaar for the same reasons and I am told I am a Congress die hard. No one wants to see why I oppose Aadhaar as it is too difficult. Plus Aadhaar is FREE so why not get one ? Ram Krishnaswamy

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.-Mahatma Gandhi

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.Mahatma Gandhi

“The invasion of privacy is of no consequence because privacy is not a fundamental right and has no meaning under Article 21. The right to privacy is not a guaranteed under the constitution, because privacy is not a fundamental right.” Article 21 of the Indian constitution refers to the right to life and liberty -Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

“There is merit in the complaints. You are unwittingly allowing snooping, harassment and commercial exploitation. The information about an individual obtained by the UIDAI while issuing an Aadhaar card shall not be used for any other purpose, save as above, except as may be directed by a court for the purpose of criminal investigation.”-A three judge bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said in an interim order.

Legal scholar Usha Ramanathan describes UID as an inverse of sunshine laws like the Right to Information. While the RTI makes the state transparent to the citizen, the UID does the inverse: it makes the citizen transparent to the state, she says.

Good idea gone bad
I have written earlier that UID/Aadhaar was a poorly designed, unreliable and expensive solution to the really good idea of providing national identification for over a billion Indians. My petition contends that UID in its current form violates the right to privacy of a citizen, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. This is because sensitive biometric and demographic information of citizens are with enrolment agencies, registrars and sub-registrars who have no legal liability for any misuse of this data. This petition has opened up the larger discussion on privacy rights for Indians. The current Article 21 interpretation by the Supreme Court was done decades ago, before the advent of internet and today’s technology and all the new privacy challenges that have arisen as a consequence.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP Rajya Sabha

“What is Aadhaar? There is enormous confusion. That Aadhaar will identify people who are entitled for subsidy. No. Aadhaar doesn’t determine who is eligible and who isn’t,” Jairam Ramesh

But Aadhaar has been mythologised during the previous government by its creators into some technology super force that will transform governance in a miraculous manner. I even read an article recently that compared Aadhaar to some revolution and quoted a 1930s historian, Will Durant.Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Rajya Sabha MP

“I know you will say that it is not mandatory. But, it is compulsorily mandatorily voluntary,” Jairam Ramesh, Rajya Saba April 2017.

August 24, 2017: The nine-judge Constitution Bench rules that right to privacy is “intrinsic to life and liberty”and is inherently protected under the various fundamental freedoms enshrined under Part III of the Indian Constitution

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the World; indeed it's the only thing that ever has"

“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” -Edward Snowden

In the Supreme Court, Meenakshi Arora, one of the senior counsel in the case, compared it to living under a general, perpetual, nation-wide criminal warrant.

Had never thought of it that way, but living in the Aadhaar universe is like living in a prison. All of us are treated like criminals with barely any rights or recourse and gatekeepers have absolute power on you and your life.

Announcing the launch of the # BreakAadhaarChainscampaign, culminating with events in multiple cities on 12th Jan. This is the last opportunity to make your voice heard before the Supreme Court hearings start on 17th Jan 2018. In collaboration with @no2uidand@rozi_roti.

UIDAI's security seems to be founded on four time tested pillars of security idiocy

1) Denial

2) Issue fiats and point finger

3) Shoot messenger

4) Bury head in sand.

God Save India

Saturday, August 10, 2019

14224 - AAdhaar Articles Dated 8th August 2019


Mantra's Aadhaar-enabled biometric devices deployed for food distribution
Biometric Update
The program now verifies beneficiaries biometrically through the Aadhaar system prior to food distributions. By implementing the Aadhaar biometric ...

Now, also an Aadhaar card for cattle and buffaloes
The Indian Express
We all know of Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique random number that establishes the identity of every Indian, by capturing his/her name, gender, age, etc.

Now, Aadhaar card for cattle and buffaloes as well - PTC News (press release) (blog)

People in Madhya Pradesh district struggle to get Aadhaar cards
The New Indian Express
BETUL (Madhya Pradesh): People in Madhya Pradesh's Betul have to travel miles to get their Aadhaar cards made as there are very few facilitation ...

Bank accounts not seeded with Aadhaar - Students not eligible for scholarships
Daijiworld.com
Since September 2018, student scholarships are disbursed through the Aadhaar-based State Scholarship Portal (SSP). This move aimed to ...

Chinese IoT Technology Firm SUNMI to Incorporate NEXT Sensors Into POS Terminals
PRNewswire (press release)
The SUNMI P1 POS terminals incorporating NEXT`s certified fingerprint technology will be used in AadhaarEnabled Payment System (AEPS) ...

WhatsApp can trace message origin, says IIT-M professor
Economic Times
While the original petitions sought interlinking of the Aadhaar database with social media profiles for authentication of identity, the division bench of ...

Noida: Brothers create fake firms to dupe banks of Rs 2 crore
Times of India
The men used images from Google to create profiles of at least 43 'employees' who had PAN card, Aadhaarcard, voter ID, driving licence and ...

Working Session
Business Today
Apart from amending the existing laws governing Aadhaar identity, Right to Information, compulsory CSR for corporates, the Parliament also gave ...

Income Tax Filing 2019: New income tax refund rules
The Hans India
The income tax department has brought in a new rule from this assessment year, without which you will not be able to get any tax refunds. So far, you ...

Maharashtra: Mistaken for a thief, man beaten to death
DNA India
Aadhaar card in body's one of the pockets helped us identify the body's name as Jongal Lohra. Londhe further said, "The whole incident began with a ...

Ministry of Health's public consultation on National Digital Health Blueprint: Legal issues around ...
MediaNama.com
The NDHB document suggests the use of Aadhaar as a possible Personal Health Identifier, since it “assures uniqueness of identity” and provides an ...

Family of 'enslaved' tribeswoman demands her release
The Hindu
She was not schooled further, nor was she helped to get the voter's ID or Aadhaar card by the household, the report said. The Collector had ordered ...

Mumbai: No power for 13 days
Yahoo India News
My Aadhaar, Pan cards and property documents were washed away in the deluge. Nearly 15 feet water entered our house. So all of us were moved to ...

Raj Bhavan gates open to the public this I-Day, too
Deccan Herald
During the 14-day period, the public can register online by giving full particulars including Aadhaar number, mobile number and e-mail address along ...

RBI opens Bharat Bill Payment Service to all categories of billers
YourStory.com
... various payment modes including cards (Credit, Debit and Prepaid), NEFT internet banking, UPI, wallets, as well as Aadhaar based payments.

Karnataka: Raj Bhavan to be open to public from Aug 17-30
Times of India
Those interested can register their names online by submitting details, including Aadhaar numbers, mobile numbers and e-mail addresses and the ...

Sushma Swaraj was a great ambassador for our country
The National
When I met her at one of these sessions, she assured me that the Aadhaar biometric identity card system would also be made available to ...

Delhi to join league of digitised anganwadis as government promises smartphones to 10000 workers
Hindustan Times
According to the details shared by the government, the smartphones will have pre-installed applications that would enable Aadhaar-based registration ...

STF nabs four for bank fraud
Hindustan Times
The police recovered ₹60,000 in Nepali currency from them, along with 42 PAN cards, eight Aadhaar cards, 24 voter ID cards, 21 SIM cards, ...

'Form colleges appellate tribunals within 12 weeks'
The New Indian Express
... February 28, 2019 on charges of entering into India illegally and making bogus Aadhaar card and other ID proofs with the help of two other persons.

AKM detects over hundred ILP defaulters
Eastern Mirror
They informed that some of the defaulters do not even have identity card or Aadhaar and other documents to support their credentials. In Mokokchung ...

Missing: The story of B'luru's runaways
Deccan Chronicle
Well trained child traffickers come with duplicate Aadhaar cards. They also train children to lie before the authorities. The kids are directed to identify ...

'Technological breakthrough needed for effective crop insurance'
RuralMarketing (press release) (blog)
Aadhaar helps only up to a point but beyond that you will have to link it to land records. By 2020, we should have a robust system through integration ...
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